Optimist Asian Championship - Final Day

by IODA on 11 Jul 2010 The Race Committee was able to get in three races today. The first two races were in 6 to 7 knot winds and were again hampered by the strong tidal current. The RC brought the course inshore as far as possible but it was still very challenging. For the third race the wind increased to 8 to 9 knots which made all the difference for the current to be less of a factor.

The results at the top were very close and the final positions were only known as the last flight completed their race. It was interesting seeing the top finishes in the first flight hovering around the second flights finish so that they could determine the final results. The top three overall were Kimberly Lim, Singapore - also first girl, ahead of Carlos Robles Lorente, Spain. These two sailors tied on points and Kimberly won the event by having more first place scores than Carlos. In third place was Muhamad Faizal Norizan, Malaysia, who had an excellent final day with a first and two second place finishes.

So we have come to the end of a very full championship and if the sailor did not know how to sail in currents then they had to learn very quickly because it was a huge factor in the results. The Royal Varuna Yacht Club has done a marvelous job of organisation on the shore and all sailors and their support groups have had a very enjoyable time here in Thailand.

This evening there will be a prize giving with congratulations to all the winners as well as those who contributed to the Championships success. We will have pictures from that prize giving posted tomorrow.

http://www.optiworld.org/10asiares1.pdf!Final_Results!